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Bobcats on the Rise

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Southeast Iowa’s bobcat population is up slightly. State DNR Wildlife Specialist Don Pfeiffer says the main reason for the increase is vast grasslands that host a variety of rodents, which bobcats primarily eat. Pfeiffer says the DNR estimates there are between 1,500 and 2,000